Winter

If the ingredient list didn’t tip you off, the seven-hour cooking time makes it official: This recipe is a project that you make for people you love.

For an easy make-ahead dessert that’s also a showstopper, look no further.

Aged white rum seems like an oxymoron, but it adds an edge to this beach vacation of a cocktail.

This puréed lemon dressing with olive oil, miso, and honey is the ideal base note for pleasantly bitter radicchio.

We would eat pretty much anything topped with mashed potatoes.

Find maca powder, made from a root native to Peru, at health food stores and supermarkets with a robust natural foods section.

Eating clean doesn’t mean missing out on flavor.

If gochujang hasn’t made it to your pantry yet, you can use any miso.

This recipe makes a lot of ragù, but it freezes well and is worth having around. If making the gnocchi feels like a project, serve over polenta instead.

You can create a variety of shapes and colors with a cookie press. We love OXO’s cookie press for this recipe since it has sturdy metal plates and all the parts unscrew easily for cleaning.

There’s no stock in this wintry vegetarian stew recipe—it relies on the starchy bean cooking liquid for its flavor (which is a polite way of saying sorry, but you can’t use canned beans here and get the same results).

Lots of texture and a range of flavors are brought out of the brussels sprouts by prepping them three ways in this recipe—leaves, raw slices, and sautéed halves.

The best way to tackle this duck recipe is to braise the legs and make the relish in advance, then cook the breasts and crisp the legs on party night.

You’ve heard it before: You can’t rush a good braise. Take your time browning the chicken and mushrooms and building the velvety sauce for this coq au vin recipe.

Don’t have an acorn squash for this chicken thighs recipe? Use butternut. Not into mustard greens? Use kale, Swiss chard, or spinach.

The sour-bitterness of the grapefruit and blood orange make the carrots taste extra sweet in comparison in this salad recipe.

A homemade cranberry simple syrup puts this sparkling cocktail recipe into fancy party-worthy status. Use leftover Campari to make your very own Negroni or Americano.

Like any braised dish, this lamb shanks recipe is better when made one day ahead.

Ah, Babybel cheese, the fancy French chef’s secret weapon for fondue—it keeps the molten mixture from separating, and its unassuming flavor lets the Gruyère shine.

Left unadorned, these gummy candies look like precious gems, or they can be transformed into sparkly crunchy treats by tossing in coarse sugar before serving.

Crush candies in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Using a hand mixer is more effective than a stand mixer for this chocolate-peppermint fudge recipe.

In this recipe, a few textured and vibrant toppings gussy up a tender, buttery, and ultrasimple shortbread.

Brown butter and rosemary are the ultimate, timeless pairing for sweet potatoes. Making your own breadcrumbs from sourdough bread shoots this recipe into all-star status, but using store-bought in a pinch is perfectly fine too.